CONTENTS. 
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Quantities of grass, clover. Prefer- 
ence by cattle to plaistered grass. Over 
luxuriant-grass not approved of.— 
with manures. English opinion that 
plaister and lime disagree—and that 
it is best on Virgin soils denied. 
Comparison of crops of grain here 
and in England and Ireland; and 
quality of wheats. Sowing clover on 
winier grain. Opinion of its produc- 
ing mé/dew, erroneous: Duration. 
Weeds ; observations on them. Dung 
should be rotted or composted to de- 
stroy their seeds. Stercoraries ; mi- 
serably mismanaged. Fences: hedge- 
rows—merit of one who would bota- 
nize with a view to destroy weeds. St. 
Fohns wort, ransted or toad-flax. Eu- 
ropean and American plaister equal 
in quality. MiscELLANEOUS OBSER- 
vaTions. Prejudices against the use 
of plaister here, and in Germany. Un- 
certamties and intermissions of its 
effects, accounted for.—Retentive of 
moisture. Dew remains on plaister- 
ed, longer than on other grounds. 
Richard Peters, page 88. Plaister attracts and retains mois- 
ture. Ingenhausz—his opinion on 
water; as it feeds or conveys food to 
plants—Chaptal’s ideas. Grinding 
plaister;—and most profitable num- 
ber of bushels to the ton. 89. Calci- 
nation injures plaister. Analysis.—- 
Mode of trying quality. $0, a the- 
ory of plaister; might be suppressed. 
